My last duchess- Robert browning

My last duchess- Robert browning

9th Grade

11 Qs

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My last duchess- Robert browning

My last duchess- Robert browning

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI. 9-10.9, RL.8.10, RL.11-12.2

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Katie L

Used 4+ times

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The poem is written in the form of a

Sonnet

Ode

Dramatic monologue

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What specific things did the Duchess do to anger the Duke, according to him? (select all that apply)

Rode with around the terrace

Ignored him all the time.

Had men walking through the orchard and picking cherries with her

Smiled at everyone who flattered her

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the effect of the use of parenthesis (brackets) in the poem

The curtains mimic the parenthesis, they are put in brackets showing he relishes the power of concealing his wife as in the past he was unable to.

He wants to be the one to pull the curtain

He wants to open up about his past. He wants to show what is happening and relishes his past of not being able to overpower his wife, he was angry and upset.

He is great full for his wife and misses her. He wishes to draw the curtain for the dead

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A dramatic monologue makes the speaker...

Reliable because they must be telling the truth

Reliable because the poet is addressing the reader directly

Unreliable because the speaker is giving their side of the story

Unreliable because the speaker does not understand what is happening

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main theme of the poem is...

gender inequality in society

racial equality in society

relationships are equal

...equilateral triangles

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What effect the constant swapping use of enjambement and caesura have?

It shows he regrets what happened

It reflects the way the Duke is thinking aloud

It shows the Duke has planned his speech carefully

It shows the Duke has lost his temper

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why would the speaker of the poem say he is not "skilled in speech"?

Because he is uneducated

To manipulate or confuse his companion

To show that his wife is smarter than him

Because he lies a lot

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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